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(A playlist)GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-84282108951734909232011-12-02T15:18:56.625-08:002011-12-02T15:18:56.625-08:00You might have to update this post, check this out...You might have to update this post, check this out . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9WZgTgB9E&amp;feature=youtu.beNicole Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02755548959551875335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-1200412038490249652011-11-30T20:06:05.900-08:002011-11-30T20:06:05.900-08:00This one is also amazing! http://www.youtube.com/w...This one is also amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoRsqEi47IcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-49910258459009792072011-11-28T08:54:33.199-08:002011-11-28T08:54:33.199-08:00Here&#39;s another one for you! http://www.youtube...Here&#39;s another one for you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f8hCk2Cbtw&amp;feature=player_embedded#!Anniehttp://perpetualramblings.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-22610113607666567442011-11-23T12:24:37.318-08:002011-11-23T12:24:37.318-08:00Let&#39;s see, we&#39;ve only been married for 1.5...Let&#39;s see, we&#39;ve only been married for 1.5 years so it&#39;s fresh in my head. <br /><br />We were wandering around China town in Philadelphia the weekend before July 4th and ended up in Franklin Square I think, where we first kissed and we sat on a bench. The man was sweating a lot, which is what he does. He sweats, so I had no idea. A little voice in my head said &quot;It&#39;d be interesting if he proposed here&quot;, but not expecting it. <br />He offered me a piece of botan rice candy and I said, &quot;no thanks, drinking mah hello kitty soda&quot;....<br /><br />Then he said, &quot;Want the sticker in the botan rice candy box?&quot; <br />I grabbed the box because I like the stickers and there was a ring inside with the candy! <br /><br />He mumbled out what was written on the ring &quot;wyjdziesz za mnie&quot; (&quot;Will You Marry Me?&quot; in Polish, I have a Polish last name). In a moment of inspiration I said &quot;Okay!&quot;, which is what we ordered to be put on his engagement band a few weeks later.<br /><br />We&#39;re such geeks.Marquesa Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11181855498584658101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-9437424100043116222011-11-21T18:45:57.025-08:002011-11-21T18:45:57.025-08:001. my friends were at that Royals game when the so...1. my friends were at that Royals game when the soldier proposed! so cool!<br /><br />2. on christmas eve my husband told me we were going on a holiday lights tour and when we pulled up at a small local airport, he said &quot;merry christmas! i told you we were going to see christmas lights but i didn&#39;t tell you it would be from a helicopter!&quot; <br />i assumed it was my christmas present and was so excited. after about a half an hour, flying around looking at lights, the pilot flew over a really dark area. i just figured we were at the end of the flight and he was going to head back to the airport when my husband said, &quot;look out MY window! there are more lights over here!&quot; so i leaned over and on the ground, spelled out in christmas lights, were the words &quot;MARRY ME.&quot; i was completely shocked and burst out laughing. the rest is sort of a blur, but the pilot (who works for our local news station) was filming the whole thing and we made it on the 10 o&#39;clock news that night!b.a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18433345161609266064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-40883970222801154912011-11-21T12:37:17.963-08:002011-11-21T12:37:17.963-08:00I loved my proposal. I always said that I wanted m...I loved my proposal. I always said that I wanted my proposal videotaped. So, when he threw me a surprise birthday party two weeks before my birthday and had three video cameras there, I didn&#39;t even notice it. And the final birthday present I opened was a statue with a box hidden in the base. And in the box? Was a little ring. :)<br /><br />And after he always said &quot;why don&#39;t guys get proposed to?&quot; I bought the ring he had wanted, we went to see something at the Pantages, and on the way home I stopped and blindfolded him and drove him back to the park where he&#39;d proposed to me and proposed to him right back. :)Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03715228754067209543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-23053774407195443122011-11-21T02:33:20.341-08:002011-11-21T02:33:20.341-08:00On October 1st this year,I had my 10 year high sch...On October 1st this year,I had my 10 year high school reunion.I was quite excited about it,purely because my bestie (who I hardly ever get to see) would come visit me especially for the reunion (I still live in my home town).<br /><br />On the night of the party,we were having an awesome time getting drunk and dancing and just basically trying to act like we&#39;re still 18.After about 2 hours,our class president calls all of us inside for some announcements.As I took my seat,I remembered my drink was still outside on the deck,and so I ran to get it.As I sat down,and saw my boyfriend wasn&#39;t in his seat,I didn&#39;t even wonder where he was.<br /><br />The next moment I heard his voice over the mic,talking about how great it is to see everyone,etc.I started thinking how it is really strange for him to talk on the mic to my class,because he didn&#39;t know half of them.After greeting everyone,he started talking about our relationship and how much he messed up in his life,but how everything changed when we got together (awwww!).<br /><br />He called me to the stage,and I was in such a daze,that I didn&#39;t suspect anything.When I got there,he went down on his knee and asked me to marry him.I immediately burst into tears,said yes and everyone started cheering.He didn&#39;t have the ring with him,since he decided to ask on the spur of the moment (also,my mom wanted me to have her engagement ring,and he could only get it the next day).<br /><br />What really warms my heart,is that my boyfriend has a very bad stutter (especially when he&#39;s nervous,or around lots of people) and while talking on the mic,in front of all those people,he didn&#39;t stutter once,I couldn&#39;t believe it!It is such a beautiful memory for me,and I can&#39;t wait to get married next year.Juanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783905259940963730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-41133778295595954392011-11-20T19:31:58.240-08:002011-11-20T19:31:58.240-08:00These comments are fantastic! I&#39;ve been meanin...These comments are fantastic! I&#39;ve been meaning to write our story forever. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing all the love.guarroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07990265321582397975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-12530934968056036372011-11-20T09:54:50.047-08:002011-11-20T09:54:50.047-08:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BE0fI9oUcM&amp;fea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BE0fI9oUcM&amp;feature=player_embedded <br /><br />Not sure if you saw this in your quest to find the best proposals on youtube but I just found this on pintrest and HAD to share.nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03058001737157616928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-25668511885734096482011-11-20T01:51:51.370-08:002011-11-20T01:51:51.370-08:00On the day before my 22nd birthday, I arrived home...On the day before my 22nd birthday, I arrived home from work and opened the door to a house with what seemed to be hundreds of candles burning and my man on one knee, ring box in hand, asking me to marry him. I said yes then told him we were late for a dinner I said we&#39;d go to (yep, total romantic here too Rebecca). Then he asked where the bloody hell I had been because he expected me a couple of hours earlier!! Dude, it was my birthday the next day and I totally needed to rock out in a new pair of shoes! <br />So now I sit patiently in Sydney, Australia with our 3 boys (reading my fav blog, that cheers me up no matter what) waiting for him to skype us from the port he has pulled into during his deployment. I miss my man, and will be very sad on the 21st November, our 13th wedding anniversary without him.Tarynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269303936665120121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-42172565709143143632011-11-19T18:39:17.628-08:002011-11-19T18:39:17.628-08:00I didn&#39;t do the proposing, however, my husband...I didn&#39;t do the proposing, however, my husband proposed on bended knee in a restaurant in front of 20 other couples.<br /><br />The ring was placed in a chocolate Easter egg in a beautiful basket. I opened it and then that&#39;s when he proposed.<br /><br />It was a magical moment in our lives. Next May 9th, 2012 it will be 20 Years!!!!<br /><br />BTW, love your wedding photo and story.bbgHappY1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13975708073019568146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-36952900813014615912011-11-19T18:35:31.468-08:002011-11-19T18:35:31.468-08:00My husband and I have known each other since 6th g...My husband and I have known each other since 6th grade. We never dated until 2 years ago. We became pregnant about a month and a half after we officially got together. I was like &quot;OMG! We&#39;re going to get married now! How exciting&quot; He was leaving for Afghanistan in December (we found out in October)so I was amped that it was happening so soon. But he kept saying &quot;Maybe we should just wait until I get home.&quot;, which completely broke my heart. Well, the next time I went down to see him--he lived 3 hours away--we were in my car after dealing with tension all night from my heartbreak of having to wait, he kissed me and said &quot;Marry me.&quot; And then I burst into tears and of course said yes. I was so mad he had me fooled but at the same time I was so glad he wanted to actually propose in person. It&#39;s been 2 years and 1 month now and we have our beautiful 17 month old daughter. Life is GOOD!. <br />He watched the last video with me because he thought it was the coolest idea ever. And he didn&#39;t even laugh at me for crying. :)Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462983311152685309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-12976619506192577202011-11-19T18:35:15.080-08:002011-11-19T18:35:15.080-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462983311152685309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-54564969590853225182011-11-19T14:19:18.264-08:002011-11-19T14:19:18.264-08:00I love proposal and wedding stories about as much ...I love proposal and wedding stories about as much as a good birth story. <br />To answer your question, my husband, Jason, probably would have loved it if I proposed. He loves being romantic and being the recipient of romance. He is the perfect metrosexual for me!<br />Needless to say his proposal was pretty fabulous! I am a beach lover who lived in DC at the time. Around my birthday he took me to VA Beach as the sun was rising and asked if I would spend the rest of my days with him. Of course I said yes! As we stared over the ocean basking in our newly engaged glow, a pod of dolphins swam in front of us. Kid you not, they started to play and jump out of the water, spinning like they were doing a private happy dance for us and our decision to marry. It was pretty spectacular and a moment I will never forget!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141453779636664025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-90141540503275916682011-11-19T09:05:11.455-08:002011-11-19T09:05:11.455-08:00I spent four years of college fighting the idea th...I spent four years of college fighting the idea that I would marry my now husband. He was unmotivated, no goals, no direction but was so darn cute you couldn&#39;t help but love him. We spent two years fighting about how and why we should be together and more often about why we shouldn&#39;t. On the night of my graduation party, I asked him to marry me. Three months later I was pregnant. We were married 6 months later. To anyone on the outside, it looked like the typical shotgun wedding the would last all of five minutes. Six moves, two daughters, the death of his father, grad school, a career that suits him like nothing else could and seven years later we are happier than the day he said yes. Once I saw past everything he wasn&#39;t and saw everything he was, I couldn&#39;t stop loving him.Bean's Sproutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14814421390310362218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-88102969074960614162011-11-18T21:24:52.825-08:002011-11-18T21:24:52.825-08:00Damn, I am late to this party. My husband and I ta...Damn, I am late to this party. My husband and I talked about marriage and I warned him that if he EVER asked my father for my hand, I would say no- and if he proposed in some gaudy way, I would say yes but very reluctantly. I am not a fan of fancy proposals. When it happens to others and they are happy about it, then YAY and sweet and cool. I wanted us deciding to get married to be just that. Us. Talking about it. Deciding. Together. And that&#39;s what we did. And he still has not forgiven me for not letting him propose :) <br /><br />...but we had a fabulous Sunshine, Lollipops &amp; Rainbows styled wedding, if you are interested in seeing the video (that one guest put together for us from videos she took on her camera because she is so sweet) you can. Here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1bBg86DK-8Lacey Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533421602195854498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-63868083478487348422011-11-18T20:17:55.489-08:002011-11-18T20:17:55.489-08:00My boyfriend and I had been together for three yea...My boyfriend and I had been together for three years, living together for 2.5, when we started talking about getting married. We went ring shopping so he could see what kind of engagement band I’d like (he’d planned to use the diamond from his mother’s engagement ring, which she had passed down to him “for someday” when she remarried after his father died). I never wanted a showy, public proposal, the only request I made about our engagement was that it not be on a holiday. I hated when guys popped the question on their girlfriends’ birthday or Christmas Eve or Valentine’s Day. I thought the engagement should be its own holiday! <br /><br />But shortly after we went ring shopping, my boyfriend was diagnosed with cancer, and our lives were put on hold. Three months, two surgeries and several complications later, Christmas came around and since we’d both missed so much work and were so behind on bills, for the first time ever we couldn’t get home for the holiday (we lived in Florida, our families are in NY). <br /><br />This was a BIG DEAL to me, as I’m very close to my family, so he was determined to make it special. We got dressed up and went to our church’s Christmas Eve service, then came home and he made a fancy dinner, and then we took a bottle of champagne and drove around the neighborhoods looking at Christmas lights. <br /><br />We ended up in the tiny town square that was decked out with huge light displays, and we sat at the edge of a fountain in the middle of it all and talked about the craziness we’d just been through, and the chemo he was about to start right after New Year’s. In the middle of his rambling about how tough things had been, he said, “But you were my angel the whole time.” Then he said, “You’ve always been my angel. Will you marry me?” I said, “Are you asking me??” and he pulled out a ring, got down on one knee and asked again. I said yes! We finished the champagne and drove straight home to call my family. When we got home we noticed it was about 12:15 a.m. Christmas morning, which means he had proposed at just about the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve. I got the holiday engagement I had always dreaded, and it couldn’t have been more perfect.<br />(Twelve years, two kids and cancer free!)Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00909838671931250540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-54061183270937905562011-11-18T19:41:43.050-08:002011-11-18T19:41:43.050-08:00My now husband knew that in my previous (dysfuncti...My now husband knew that in my previous (dysfunctional!) relationship I had been proposed to casually and constantly (and unwelcomed-ly), so I was freaked out by the whole thing. I wanted to marry him, but had LOTS of baggage around the whole thing. So, we talked about rings and I knew he was designing one for me, and on Christmas Eve, in private NOT public, he gave me a little handmade coupon &quot;good for one proposal from him&quot; whenever I chose to redeem it.<br /><br />For me, it was perfect. I redeemed it very soon thereafter, in a safe, private moment, and felt very known and loved.<br /><br />We&#39;ve been married since 2007 and have two little girls -- our youngest is two weeks younger than your twins.<br /><br />Thanks for your great blog! and introducing me to echino fabric!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16731069779796706052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-28692713699471816582011-11-18T18:08:36.559-08:002011-11-18T18:08:36.559-08:00I wasn&#39;t sure I was in a crying mood, but afte...I wasn&#39;t sure I was in a crying mood, but after the 2nd one I had tears streaming down my eyes. My husband proposed after I had a long day at work. He had cleaned the entire house, so I knew something was up, and he proposed in the kitchen. A sweet memory, nothing grandiose, which is fine, because I too am not much of a PERSONAL romantic... I like observing others romance and love the hell out of my husband with sarcasm and kissesKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09747787875607985002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-9176572955791299832011-11-18T16:55:22.793-08:002011-11-18T16:55:22.793-08:00TEARS my goodness. I&#39;m not married or engaged...TEARS my goodness. I&#39;m not married or engaged, and I have no interest in having a wedding, but other people&#39;s stories always get me. Some friends of friends just got engaged and they have an amazing video:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyE3tRuMKxU<br /><br />What would we do without YouTube?amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-11107459259826288612011-11-18T14:30:18.854-08:002011-11-18T14:30:18.854-08:00My then boyfriend asked me out for dinner while we...My then boyfriend asked me out for dinner while we were at work ( an office we both worked at during our study). During the day he asked me to decide where to go,but then he bitched about every option I gave him..so by the time we got to my place I told him he should choose himself. I got dressed and thought &quot;what the hell, let´s go celebrate his diploma&quot; (that´s what the evening seemed to be about). <br />We entered this nice italian restaurant and all of the sudden I was like: baby, if you ever want to propse to me, please do it right here! <br />He put that away with a grin, we had an exelent dinner, great wine, everything was fine. I left to the restroom and came back telling him how wonderful even the private rooms were, with mints and handlotion etc. when he took my hand with both of his hands...i think i stopped breathing! just until the italian waiter broke into this &quot;perfect&quot; moment asking us about dessert...in my mind I was like &quot;get lost, you are ruining this..&quot; but he just wouldn´t get away, asking you don´t want cake or icecream, are you sure? why not? ... so I was like, ok, I´ll have icecream. As soon as he left my boyfriend let go of my hand and leaned back into his chair! He only order an espresso for himself but had his eyes on my icecream, so I offered him some, but he said he didn´t want any, I didn´t want any in the first place, but there I was spooning in my dessert, when I suddenly felt something heavy on my tongue: his ring! <br />Later he told me how nervous he had been about finding the right place to propose and then about the fact that I didn´t want any dessert...it was perfect!<br />We were planning to get married a year and a half later, since all the big venues in Germany are booked for months ahead. Just days before we were to sent out our invitations I found out that I was pregnant! So we canceled the planned date and switched from august to june, so I could actually enjoy the party @five months pregnant. And we did rock the dancefloor until 4o´clock!Viktorijanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-28088592195426419382011-11-18T12:59:07.205-08:002011-11-18T12:59:07.205-08:00I&#39;m kind of like you except I&#39;m not intere...I&#39;m kind of like you except I&#39;m not interested in weddings in general, not only for myself. I am not married, but neither my longtime boyfriend nor I want to get married or have kids and we both agreed that if we get married, it will be for legal reasons, not because that&#39;s what people do. Even when I was little and other girls were dreaming of what their weddings would be like, I already knew for sure I would never want it. Some things, you just know very early. Everything about a wedding is so not me. I hate being the center of attention and picking out dresses. I already told my boyfriend that if he proposes to me like the dramatic and overly planned out way that some people do it, the answer will be no. And if he gave me a ring, I would never wear it because I hate rings; they get in the way. I don&#39;t want him to wear a ring either because he would just look funny. We are very non-traditional in this way but it is good that we are both on the same page about it.<br /><br />When my friends get married and have weddings, I am very excited for them and about going but I am just not one to obsess about details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-41413862945171813572011-11-18T11:57:19.327-08:002011-11-18T11:57:19.327-08:00My husband proposed to me at an Arcade Fire concer...My husband proposed to me at an Arcade Fire concert during the song Neighborhood #1. He got down on one knee, but he had forgot the ring. We had talked about getting married 9 months earlier, and I helped pick out the ring. He waited for the perfect moment, and when it came, 9 months later, he forgot the ring.Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07369997301612690635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-36214020718826378892011-11-18T11:45:44.234-08:002011-11-18T11:45:44.234-08:00i still have mixed feelings about my husband&#39;s...i still have mixed feelings about my husband&#39;s proposal. at the time we were living in hawaii and decided to visit the mainland for a couple of weeks - he took the opportunity to get his great-grandma&#39;s ring out of safe keeping. directly after getting the ring, he asked for my father&#39;s permission, and DIRECTLY after he received it, ran up to me and proposed while i was in the middle of a conversation with my grandpa. the fact that he was so anxious was cute, but at the time i would have preferred that he asked in private. as it turned out though, my grandpa passed the day before our wedding (with no warning), which changes how i see it now (plus, my new last name was my grandpa&#39;s first name).... things come together in weird ways, that&#39;s for sure.Caitlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-71842781912722600872011-11-18T10:57:38.238-08:002011-11-18T10:57:38.238-08:00Sheesh. I&#39;m totally crying and I have to leave...Sheesh. I&#39;m totally crying and I have to leave in 15 minutes.<br />This is one of my favorite proposal videos: http://youtu.be/bQVoAWSP7k4<br /><br />My now husband proposed at the top of a stone tower at the Wildflower Center here in Austin. THEN we went for a romantic dinner at a fancy pants Italian restaurant where 30 of our closest friends and family had come from across the city and COUNTRY to be there with us. It was perfect.Emilyhttp://emkburn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com